The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-23
Wednesday, Feb. %, 1887.
New Feature Ia the press and Fan
ner.''

New Feature Ia the press and fsan-
ner.''
II has been our constant aim 10 make the
Press ana Banner q welcome VISITOR 10 the ire
sides of the people of AhheNillc county, anu
whatever we have failed to accomplish IN the
rpst has been due to our inability. or 10 lack
of Il knowledge of the proper way IN "ii''h L"
direct cur energies. Being encouraged ny the
kindly words of cheer that have greeted us
and being crtitird at the substantial cvidenc"
of public favor which las rewarded our e'-
forts. we have concluded TO add q new feature
10 the columns of the Press and Banner, an"
shall hereafter devote more space I" "'horai IT'S
sons and religious intelligence than we have
heretofore done. In doing this, we sil;'li rclin-
uuish nothing of our energy ana our efforts |"
give the county and state news hnt shall oon-
BILE our efforts to publish all matters OF q local
nature which may be of public interest. we
have able and watchful correspondents from
various sections of the county, and we nope
to add other contributors to our columns as
soon as the opportunity may present Itself.
The county newspaper should, In our opih-
ion, devote the larger part OF its space ana il>
energies to the publication of the fullest anu
most accurate reports OF whatever or pnhilc
interest NAV be occurring or transpiring With
in the limits of the county in which II j.
printed. All this should be done in an enter
tanning manner, and should be expressed IN
the purest and best English at the command
of the editor and his correspondents.
The New York printed side of our paper
prints an endless variety Of the choicest ana
best matter for every department. we shall
direct our energies entirely to the publication
of those matters which are Of local nature
The ncwspapcr has now become an aid III
all the different pursuits in life. and IL returns
so great n benefit for the small outlay IN mon
ey that no person who hopes TO att-in any a'-
gree OF success in life can afford to ignore the
newspaper. There is not n man in any Oh inc
departments of the worlds great workshop
who can afford to do without the local news
paper. Long ago the people were educated py
orators and speakers who addressed the as
sembled multitude. Afterward came the
preacher and the school teacher. Since then
the printing press and the newspaper nave as
silently and as quietly 5"en at work,-h not
in supplanting the preacher and the school
teacher,-certainly In doing a good work IN
encouraging n commcndable love of letters
and in disseminating the wholesome truths
of cur holy religion. In fact, it has bccn
claimed that no man can read ten dollars
worth Of newspapers for ten years without be-
coming educated. and 1t is boldly asserted py
some of the leading journals of the day that
the secular press has done and is doing more
for the spread Of the gospel than the combln-
cd efforts of every preacher in the land.
Whether these claims he true or not, we pre-
sumo the man cannot he found who will deny
that the secular press is rs least powerful
ally Of the preacher and an efficient aid to the
school teacher.
Our children receive not only lessons in IAN
guaCe and morals from the secular press, Dut
they receive religious instruction from the
best pulpit orators. and receive the refining
and swcetening influences Of the choicest pro-
ductions OF the best writer's and speakers OF
the world.
That the people demrnd religious reading is
amply proved by the fact of the existence o.
newspapers which are exclusively religious IL
their uttcranceS, and the fact that religious
newspapers exist at all may be considered in
some degree q reflection on the conduct OF the
universal demand for religious and moral i'll
struction. II, therefore, the secular press
would recognize and discharge their duty III
reference to church news religious ihtcl'l'
gcncc, and moral lessons. there would be no
longer any moro necessity for purely rc!l
gious press than there Is fora purely patriotic
press. All newspapers should DC no less rcii
gious than patriotic.
AZ n matter Of fact, the secular press is, and
should bc, more attractive and more valuable
in the household, than the purely religious
press. A good secular newspaper Is ar !ndiS-
pcnsabc article in every intelligent family.
It il difficult to understand how the head nl
any Gunily claiming dccrncy and respectable
ity in this day and time, can consent TO live
withou; a new paper In the house.
Relieving then that the secular press should
labor for the advancement Of the spiritual as
we'll as the temporal prosperity of its readers,
and the editor Of the Press and Banner not be-
ing willing himself to undertake the impor-
tant duty Of editing n religious department Is
pleased to be able to make the statement that
he hns made an arrangement whereby he has
secured the cooperation of the Rev. Sidi H.
Browne in editing a whole or part of a page
of this newspaper. which will for the present
year at least contain some articles which he
may write or select. The article which he
may write or select will be printed in lars,
type. while the remainder of the paper will
be printed as heretofore, in small type. This
arrangement will answer every demand, both
as to size OF type aud variety Of matter.
With the assistance Of rs good a man aS Mr..
Browne, who possesses the love and conf
dence OF all who know him. we feel sure that
we can print in lhS7 better newspaper thar
has ever gone out from the Press ana Banner
Office. and that an increased popularity Of the
Press and Banner is assured.
In the hope that tho public may appreciate
our efforts to serve them well and faithfully,
and that our new departure in the effort f"
combine the religious with the sccula" may
he of advantage alike to publisher and reader.
we present Nr. Browne to Il reading public
who already know and love him. His cdito-
rial and other matter will appear weekly here
after.